Kane Sia, 28, is a man of action. After earning his IT degree and working at an MNC for two years “where I troubleshoot computer problems until I got bored”, he went back to school to earn his diploma in Culinary Arts. All because he takes his food seriously.

For the last three years, he honed his craft in the restaurant and premium inflight catering sectors. He has done stints as a line cook at now-defunct contemporary Australian restaurant Salted & Hung, and made fresh pasta at Italian eatery Supply & Demand. But having grown up in a hawkerpreneur family, he always wanted to run his own hawker business.So he opened Kai’s Handmade Mee Hoon Kueh at Old Airport Road Food Centre mid-September, serving both traditional versions of the dish as well as a fusion option like Miso. He runs the business with his girlfriend, the be-dimpled Deborah Tan, 29, who worked in corporate marketing and dreams of opening her own bakery someday.No part of this story or photos can be reproduced without permission from 8days.sg.